کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3155618 1198086 2006 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Proximity of a Lower Third Molar to the Inferior Alveolar Canal as a Predictor of Delayed Recovery
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی دندانپزشکی، جراحی دهان و پزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Proximity of a Lower Third Molar to the Inferior Alveolar Canal as a Predictor of Delayed Recovery
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeThis study was designed to test the hypothesis that removal of lower third molars below the occlusal plane and in close proximity to the inferior alveolar canal (IAC) delays recovery after surgery as compared with lower third molars below the occlusal plane yet not close to the IAC.Patients and MethodsRecovery data were available for 579 patients enrolled in an institutional review board–approved clinical trial. After surgery a questionnaire designed to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) recovery was given to the patient to be completed each day for 14 days. At each postsurgery visit, clinical data were collected detailing healing and treatment. Based on radiographic findings, patients with at least 1 mandibular third molar below the occlusal plane were identified. Outcomes for patients with at least 1 radiographic sign indicating proximity of a lower third molar to the IAC were compared with those with none. Clinical and HRQOL outcomes were compared with Cochran-Mantel-Haensel statistics (P < .05).ResultsNo significant differences were found between groups for delayed clinical recovery. If radiographic signs for a patient at presurgery evaluation indicated close proximity of a lower third molar to the IAC, odds were significantly increased for delayed HRQOL recovery for worst pain, lifestyle, and oral function.ConclusionOur findings support the hypothesis that a presurgery finding of a lower third molar below the occlusal plane and in close proximity to the IAC is associated with patients’ prolonged HRQOL recovery, but not a significant delay in clinical recovery.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Volume 64, Issue 9, September 2006, Pages 1371–1376
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